Isla Contoy Tour with Ixlaché Reef Snorkelling

We didn't get to go snorkeling. I don't like swimming fishes, they creep me out. But still it would have been nice to have the opportunity. Blub blub. Under the sea, under the sea, down where it's better, down where it's wetter, under the sea. I really ********** hate fish, they're so creepy. They tried to eat my wife's legs. Bastards.

One of my favourite trips in Mexico….we had to wait an hour at the harbour for our boat so make sure you have money just incase you want to buy drinks while waiting. You would definitely need to be a strong swimmer for the reef snorkelling… Isla Contoy was amazing from the beach to the restaurant and the amazing wildlife the best island in Mexico.

The staff were a little pushy at the end for tips which made us feel uncomfortable as we don’t tip in the UK staff were friendly, kept drinks topped up and made the trip enjoyable isla contoy was beautiful

I really enjoyed Isla contoy, I would prefer to leave one hour or even two (9am collection from hotel) earlier to have extra time on Isla mujeres or contoy .

The isla of contoy is absolutely stunning the snorkeling on the reef beautiful very well seeing done this now six times and have enjoyed every trip, what we didn't like is the visit to Mujeres you can easily get ripped off the are heckled none stop, my wife this Tim got totally ripped off, two bottles of spirits £320, she didn't realise the exchange rate. I will make sure next time Mujeres is missed out, it is a shame a lovely island, but hecklers are a misery

Isla Contoy is beautiful, highly recommend a visit there, only 200 people daily allowed on the island, such a contrast to Isla Mujeres which was very busy Wasn't told at booking about the extra cost of $15USD per person when you get to the marina as a docking fee, it's worth it but would be handy if that was just included in the ticket price. Would have also been helpful to be told by TUI - you're not allowed to wear sunscreen on either island as we were told this on the boat by our guide.

Overall really lovely day out. Enjoyed visiting both islands and the snorkelling, even though the water was a bit rough. Staff were amazing and were consistently topping up our drinks on the boat. Only thing to Note is that they do not allow you to put sun cream on once you board the boat, due to you visiting a nature reserve. We did find this quite hard as we were out all day, so make sure you have enough cloths to cover up if need be.

Det var en super sød guide som talte udemærket Engelsk og som var vidende om turens indhold. Det var fantastisk at få lov til at se skildpadderne i deres naturlige habitat. Man kunne måske, i mine øjne, have lidt mere “frie hænder” under svømningen med skildpadderne, men det er måske ikke muligt pga sikkerhed og skildpaddernes ve og vel. VI syntes man skulle have udleveret svømmefødder. Dog syntes vi at svømningen var en smule komprimeret i tid

The whole trip was excellent. Isla Mujures probably needed half hour longer. Reef snorkelling we couldn't unfortunately see anything as sea was a bit rough but this is nature and no ones fault. Isla Contoy was stunning with paradise beaches and lots of wildlife and the 3 hours there was just about right. Lunch was good and all staff were excellent all day. Only negative was we had to wait over an hour at the marina to board our boat.

Thoroughly enjoyed everything! The islands you visit are stunning and the snorkelling was ok, not a lot to see but still enjoyable.

Great day, amazing experience. Amazing view. The crew was very very good and friendly.

A visit to two nice islands. A great tour guide. A nice and tasty meal. A quick but interesting tour on the Contoy Island after lunch - worth it, go for it; great views from the local hill top that felt like a paradise footage in the movies. The reef snorkelling was interesting - take a action camera to shoot underwater. On the Isla Mujeres it's worth to visit the Punta Sur.

Amazing service from all staff, isla contoy was the highlight of the trip with isla mujures being too touristy for us and the staff in the shops trying to rip us off. Also with it stating open bar we expected cocktails/selection of drinks etc but tecate light was only drink available (luckily we both like it) The staff made boat trip enjoyable with music and laughter.

Incredible trip!! Recommend to everyone to go.

The boat crew were just outstanding, I was few very safe during snorkelling ?? and the locations were just beautiful. Well organised and in time I would definitely recommend.

I found once we got off the coach, I felt that the whole experience at the port was very disorganised, once we got off the coach we wern’t quite sure where we should be going we all kind of looked at each other to say what do we do now! We were then shouted at by somebody to get in a line and queue up, there were people everywhere! We had to queue up at 2 seperate desks the 1st one to check in and then the 2nd to collect our snorkel and to pay the port fees. Then people were all then just stood around waiting to be called for your trip. I found the whole experience at the port quite stressful to be honest. Also the whole time during the trip we were wondering what we did about our transfer home, we were told what would happen about transfers on the boat journey home. I think maybe this is something your transfer driver should advise you of before dropping you off at the port. Once we got on our boat the experience was very enjoyable, we enjoyed the time we had on both islands. One other thing I would like to mention, the organisers offered you a tour of Isla contoy, I would of loved to have done this, but they advised that you would need insect repellant as it involved walking through a jungle like terrain. But we did not have any insect repellent with us as this was not on the list of things to take on the trip. again maybe this is something that can be added to the list of things to take. The guide Grace and her team were excellent, nothing was too much trouble for them. Grace was a very lively character and made the whole trip a fun and enjoyable experience. They take photos during the trip, and give you the option to purchase these during your boat trip home. The only negative I have to say about this tour is that it is very long day for anyone that is staying in the tulum area.